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Where does “theophilanthropist” come from?

theophilanthropist (English) comes from English philanthropist, from English philanthropy, from Latin philanthrōpia, from Ancient Greek φιλανθρωπία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

theophilanthropist (English): an advocate of theophilanthropism

Definitions

  1. an advocate of theophilanthropism

Ancestry of “theophilanthropist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphilanthropistA person who loves humankind in general; A very...
2EnglishphilanthropyBenevolent altruism with the intention of...
3Latinphilanthrōpia—
4Ancient Greekφιλανθρωπία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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